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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
5
Captain Gerrard and the Cass County Detective Association hunt for a horse and buggy stolen from the Gerrard home last Monday. Despite extensive searching across the county and neighboring areas, no trace has been found and detectives fear a city clique may have concealed the stolen rig.
The Y M C A board met to canvass the lot fund and reports twenty five tickets sold with more solicitors to hear this week. Optimism remains that the $10,000 will be raised to purchase the lot as pledges arrive from Daniel P. Baldwin to Irvin Whitehead among others.
The I O F building construction moves toward completion with the roof due soon. Contractor John W. Barnes aims for occupancy in early fall and describes the structure as nearing readiness.
Holy Angels Academy hosts a reception in the hall tonight for four graduates Marie Spitznoglé Paul Elliott Mary Guthrie and Mamie Eisele. The event gathers juniors and seniors to honor the class of graduates.
Henry Fornoff, a Fourth Street artist, and Miss Vida Marie Smith wed at the English Lutheran parsonage on Tuesday night to avoid a chivari. They plan to return to Helm Street for housekeeping after a Chicago visit.
A London Lancet note by Dr. O. Clayton Jones of Silverton England claims peppermint drops can break the cigarette habit in youth. He says a bull's eye lozenge in the mouth stops smoking for about an hour and urges youths to make their own cigarettes without machines.
A minister rushing to the church is greeted by a parishioner who jokes about an extra fine sermon. The minister says he has his sermon under his arm, then reveals he has brought his dictionary instead, prompting surprised laughter.
The excerpt notes that both the world and politics progress despite irregularities, warning against expecting perfect wisdom. It likens political life to a globe with flaws yet functioning, and mocks the idea of idealized, geometric order in nature and human affairs.
In the District of Indiana a bankruptcy court orders a hearing on June 30, 1908, for Riley L. Rees to determine discharge. Notice is to be published twice in Logansport Daily Tribune and mailed to all known creditors. Judge Albert B. Anderson presides. Clerk Noble C. Butler issues the order.
The first Directoire gown lands at Panhandle station in Logansport drawing a large crowd. A female wearer departs for the west while reporters struggle to name the fashionable visitor and describe the daring outfit.
The electric light committee and Purdue engineer J Walter Esterline say remodeling may cost about 30 000 instead of 22 000. They advocate buying one large water wheel and new dynamos to ensure a first class, all new plant, with finance committee yet to decide and board of works not yet met.
The mercury fell yesterday and at night sparking a scramble for winter clothes with many overcoats seen on streets. People who drove long distances felt chilled but expect warmer weather today and tomorrow easing plans for outdoor gatherings.
Large delegations from Flora Walton and Galveston attended Helmet Lodge No. 346 K of P at Young America. About one hundred visiting knights joined the Esquire rank ritual from Amity lodge Galveston with nearly two hundred at the banquet.
A gas works scene features a bal loonist explaining he stores his wife’s biscuits in a basket to use as ballast on a journey rather than food. The biscuits are described as heavier than sand, illustrating the humorous twist in the exchange.
The church raised 2,000,000 sterling in past centuries to build the Doma of Cologne inspiring William Stead. The state now spends the same 2,000,000 on a dreadnought, projected to be obsolete in twenty years.
Dr. P. E. Powell, pastor of a Tipton M E church and a noted Northern Indiana conference preacher, is being considered to succeed Dr. Edwin H. Hughes as president of DePauw College. Friends advocate his election though no decision is expected before next winter.
George Hill remains in St. Joseph hospital after killing his wife and attempting suicide. He has shown small signs of recovery since the operation for a bullet wound abscess. He rested well last night and doctors hold cautious hope for his eventual recovery.
The Pythian Castle Association will set a contract soon to remodel the building’s second floor and convert it into model club rooms within a short time.
An old advertisement touts PENY PASTE VACKET from JEC LITAC in a stationary or photo supply shop. It promises a five cent jar of White Photo Library Paste when mixed in cold water and marketed as a pure sanitary adhesive for all pasting needs by A s Hoyt, New York.
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